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MAGAZINE FIRE ARM. No. 258,491. Patented May 23, 1882.

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MAGAZINE I'IRE ARM. No. 258,491. Patented May 23, 1882.

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MAGAZINE FIRE ARM. No. 258,491. Patented May 23, 1882.

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; UNITED STATES GEORGE N. SPENCER, OF'NEW YORK, n. Y., ASSIGNOR OFONE-HALF TO DION o. GOLDSBOROUGH Ann OBADIAH 'OSBORN, or WALLA WALLA,

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 258,491, dated May 23,1882. Application tiled December 22, 1881. (No model.)

To allwhom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE NELsoN SPENCER, ofthe city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a certain new anduse- 5 t'nl Improvement in Combined Magazine and Needle Gun, t whichthefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in

to which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts inall the figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of my improvement, the parts beingshown in position for firing. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same,

l the breech-block being removed and the lovers being shown in section.Fig. 3 is an under side view of the breech-block. Fig. 4 is a sideelevation of the improvement, the face-plate being removed and partsbeing broken away. Fig. 5 is a sectional end elevation of the same,taken through the line as m, Fig. 1, and showing the cartridgecarrierlowered. Fig. 6 is a sectional end elevation of the same, taken throughthe line as as, Fig. 1, but showing the '25 cartridge-carrier raised.Fig.7 is an elevation of the stock-butt. Fig. 8 is a side elevation,partly in section, of the cartridge-carrier. Fig. 9 is a side elevationof the improvement, the face-plate being removed and the breech-blockbeing thrown back. Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the same, showing themechanism for operating the magazine-gates. Fig. 11 is a plan view of apart of the forked lever.

The object of this invention is to promote 3 5 security and rapidity indischargingrepeating, fire-arms.

The barrel Ais screwed into a screw-hole in the upper part of theforward end of the breech-frame B in the usual manner. To the 4o rearend of the breech-frame Bis secured the butt-stock (J.

To the forward end of tho breech-frame B, and to the barrel A, issecured the fore stock D in the usual manner.

E is the breech-block, which slides forward and back in line with thebore of the barrel A, and is kept in place by tongues F; formed upon theinner sides of the upper part of the breech-frame B to enter grooves inthe sides of the said breech-block, and by tongues G, formed upon thesides of the rear part of the breech -block to enter grooves in the saidbreech-frame.

Upon the middle part of the upper side of the breech-block E is formed ashoulder, H, 5 from which to the forward end of the said breech-block isformed a perforation to receive the needle I and the spring J, thatholds it back.

To the under side of the breech-block E, at Go a little distance fromits forward end, are pivoted the upper ends of two short connectingbars,K, by a pin, L, which passes through a cross-rib orshoulder, M, formedupon the upper side of the said breechblock and having 6 5 its end partsrecessed to. receive the ends of the said connecting-bars K, as shown indotted lines in Figs. 1, 4, 9, and 10 and in full lines in Figs. 3 and6. The lower ends of the connecting-hars K are pivoted to the ends ofthe arms of the forked lever N, which arms pass up upon the oppositeridges of the breechframe B. To the opposite sides of the lever N, atthe base of its fork, are pivoted the lower ends of 7 twoconnecting-bars, O, the upper ends of which are pivoted to a pin,P,passing through short slots in the breeeh-frameB and through thelocking-block Q. --The locking-block Q is placedin a recess in the rearpart of thebreeehframe B, and its rear end is convexed to fit into aconeaved solid shoulder in the breechframe B. The rear end of thelocking-block Q is hinged to the breech-frame B by a pin, R, to allowthe forward end of the said lock- 8 ing-block to be raised into a recessin the lower side of the breech-block E, so that asolid shoulder of thebreech-block E will rest against the forward end of the locking-block Q.With this construction the breech-block 0 E will have a solid supportagainst the back-' pressure of the explosion when the gun is discharged.The forward end of the lockingblock Q is raised into and held in therecess in the breech-block E by a spring, S, the rear 5 end of which isattached to the breech-frame B, and its forward end rests against thefor-' ward part of the lower side of the said locking-block Q, as shownin Fig. 1.

t To the opposite sides of the forward end of the breech-block E areattached two springhooks, T,which, when the said breech-block is thrownforward, pass and catch upon the rim of the cartridge, as indicated indotted lines in Fig. 1, so as to withdraw the cartridge-shell from thebore of the barrel A squarely when the said breech-block is thrown back.The cartridge-shell is raised out of the breech-frame B by the rise ofthe cartridgecarrier U. The carrier U has bars or ribs V upon its sides,which slide in guide-grooves in the breech-frame B- vhen the saidcarrier is raised and lowered, and which are connected at theirupper'ends at each side by longitudinal bars W. The upper ends of thebars. V

and the top bars W form a bed to receive the cartridge-shell whenwithdrawn from the barrel A by the extractor T and raise the saidshellfrom the breecli'frame B.

To the upper side of the rear end of the carrier-block Uis attached therear end of a spring, X, the forward end of which is forked and risesabove the surface of the said carrier-block U to support the forward endof the cartridge, while the rim of the said cartridge rests upon thesaid carrier-block, as shown in Fig. 1, so that the cartridge will besupported in a horizontal position, ready to be forced into the bore ofthe barrel A by the advance of the breechblock E. The opposite sides ofthe breechblock E are cut away at a little distance from 7 its forwardend, as shown at E in Figs. 1 and 3,'to allow the carrier to be loweredafter the breech-blockhasbeen moved forward into place.

In the middle part of the carrier-block U is formed a. shortlongitudinal slot to receive a pin, Y, formed upon or attached to theend of the forward arm of the three-armed lever Z,

and which passes through a curved slot in the side of the breech-frameB, as shown in Fig. 9. The three'armed lever Z is pivoted at its middlepart to the breech-frame B, and its lower arm projects through anaperturein the bottom of the breech-frame B, so as to be struck andoperated to lower the carrier U by the lever N as the breech-block Ecompletes its forward movement. j

Upon the upper arm of the three-armed lever Z rests the lower arm of thetriangular trip-lever a, which is pivoted at its angle to thebreech-frame B, with its upper end projecting into such a position as tobe struck by a shoulder formed upon the lower side of the forward end ofthe connecting-bar K, so that the triplever a will operate thethree-armed lever Z ,to raise the carrier U as the breech-block Ecompletes its rearward movement. The cartridge-carrier U is held upwhile the breechblock E is being moved forward to force the cartridgeinto the barrel A by anangular spring, b, the angle of which restsagainst the endof the forward arm of the three-armed lever Z, and theend of its lower arm is pivoted to the breech-frame B. The'upper arm ofthe spring L slides in agroove in the breechframe B, as shown in Fig. 9,and has a projection, 1), formed upon its end to .be struckby an arm ofthe forked lever N as the breechblock E completes its forward movementto withdraw the said spring I) from the end of the three-armed lever Zto allow the carrier U to be lowered. The angle of the spring I) thatrests against the end of the three armed lever Z is inclined or beveled,as shown in full lines in Fig. 9 and in dotted lines in Fig. 4, so thatthe carrier U can be forced down by pressure applied to its top to adaptthe gun to be used as a breech-loader, in which case the cartridge islaid upon thctop ,of the carrier and pressed downward, lowering thecarrier and bringing the cartridge opposite the bore of the barrel A, sothat itwill be forced into the said.barrel by the forward movement ofthe breechblock E. The carrier U is opened at both ends, so that it canreceive a cartridge from the magazine 0, secured in the butt-stock U,and also from the magazine 07, secured in the fore-stock D and to thebarrel A, The inner ends of the magazines 0 d are closed and opened, asdesired,by gates or cut-offs e,which slide in vertical grooves in thebreech-frame B, and have slots or apertures in their lower parts toreceive the inner ends of the short levers fl The outer ends of thelevers fare rigidly attached to pins g,which work in holes in thebreech-frame B,and to theendsofwhich are attached the lower ends of theshort levers h.

To the upper end of the forward lever his pivoted, by a rivet or othersuitable means, the forward end of the connecting-bar To the rear partof the connecting-bar i', at its rear end, and at a little distance fromits rear end, are attached two pins, j, to engage with the upper end ofthe rear lever h. With this constructiomwhen the rear lever hisconnected with the forward pin j one of the gates 12 will be closed andopened as the other is opened and closed, and when the rear lever h isconnected with the rear pinj the two gates 0 will be opened and closedtogether. With this construction, by connecting the rear lever 0 withthe rear pin j both gates can be opened at the same time to allow bothmagazines to-be filled from the butt of the stock; and both gates can beclosed at the same time to allow the gun to be used as a breech-loader.By connecting the rearlever h withthe forward pin j the gates will beopened and closed successively, so that the firing can be done fromeither magazine, as may be desired, the closed gate serving also asastop to prevent the cartridge entering the carrierfr'om being pushedpast its proper position.

frame B, and provided with a pin, :0, which projects through a hole'inthe breech-frame B to engage with either edge of the forward lever h tolock the gates e in any position into which they may be adjusted.

formed two lugs, l, to and between the outer ends of 'which'ispivote'dalever, m, which, when the tube 0 is to be put in and taken out, isturned up, as shown in Fig. 7, and passes through a slot in thebutt-plate a. When the magazine-tube c is in place the lever m is turneddown into a recess in the side of the butt-stock O at the inner side ofthe butt-plate a, so that it will be held in place, locking the saidmagazine-tube in the perforation in the z 5 stock. NVith thisconstruction the magazinelocking mechanism will not be liable to beinjured by the contact of the butt-plate \vith'hard ground or other hardsubstance.

0 is the hammer, which is placed at the side of the breech-frame B, andis attached at its base to a pivot, 11. The pivotp works in a hole inthe face-plate B, attached to the breechframe B and to the stock 0, andto its inner end is attached the tumbler q, with the notches of whichengages the dog 1". The dog 1" is held against the tumbler g by thespring 8, and its outer end projects into such a position that it can beoperated by the inner arm of the trigger t.

To the trigger'plate e, at a little distance from the end of the innerarm of the trigger t, is pivoted the angle of the bent lever u, whichhas a hook or catch shoulder formed upon the end of its upper arm toengage with the inner end of the trigger t and hold the said triggerfrombeing moved when the main lever N is thrown forward or partlyforward. Thelower arm of the lever-hook a is made heavier than V theupper arm, so that its weight will hold the go said upper arm forward toengage with the "trigger t and lock the said trigger. The end 'ot' thelowerarm ofthe lever-hook uprojccts through an opening in thetrigger-plate 12 into such a position that the main lever N, when thrownback,.will strike the said end and raise it, raisin g its upper end orhook away from the trigger t and releasing the said trigger. y To thebreech-block E, at the rear side of the forward shoulder or rib, M, isattached a pin, z, which, when the said breech-block E is thrown back,comes in contact with and carrics back the hammer o to a full-cock.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with a magazine-gun having a magazine arranged tofeed in the usual manner, placed under the barrel, and a similarmagazine in the stock, of an openended carrier arranged, as described,in line with both magazines, and mechanism, substantiallyas described,for shutting off one magazine while permitting the other to feed to thecarrier, as set forth.

- 2. The combination,witlrthe lever N, of the bars 0, pivoted on pin P,connected to the 1oeking-block by a pin at each side thereof,

the recessed breech-frame B, having concaved shoulder, the hingedlocking-block Q, having convexed rear end bearing'on said shoulder, and'the spring S, bearin g on the locking-block, as shown and described.

3. In amagazine-gun, thecombiuation, with the carrier U and themagazines 0 d, of the gates c, the leversfg h, and the connectingbar 1',substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the inner ends ofthe magazines, either or both, can be opened and closed, as set forth.

:1. In a gun, the combination, with the carrier U, the forked lever N,and the connecting-bars K, of the three-armed lever Z and the triangularlever a, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the saidcarrier will be raised and lowered by the movements of the said forkedlever, as set forth.

5. The combination, with the sliding breechblock E, the levers N Z, thecarrier U, and the grooved breech-frame B, of the angular spring I),having the end of its lower arm pivoted to and its upper arm sliding ina groove of said frame, and provided with a projection, b, as shown anddescribed.

6. The combination, with the carrier U and three-armed lever Z, of aspring, I), having a beveled an gle or bend arranged to rest againstthe'end of said lever, whereby the said carrier can be forced down, asand for the purpose specified.

7. Thecombination,withthercmovablemagazine-tube 0, having plug is andlugs ll, of the recessed stock 0, the lever m, pivoted to and betweensaid lugs, and the slotted plate a, as and for the purpose specified.

8. The combination, with the trigger t, the lever N, and the plate a, ofthe bent lever a, pivoted at the angle to said plate, having a shoulderupon its upper arm and having its its lower arm made heavier than itsupper one,

as and for the purpose described.

' GEORGE N. SPENCER. Witnesses:

JAMES T. GRAHAM, O. SEDGWICK.

